Where does “cocainomanía” come from?
cocainomanía (Spanish) comes from Spanish cocaína, from French cocaïne, from French coca, from English coca-cola, from English COLA, from Spanish cola, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda.
cocainomanía (Spanish): addiction to cocaine
Ancestry of “cocainomanía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cocaína | cocaine |
| 2 | French | cocaïne | cocaine |
| 3 | French | coca | Coke; cola; coca |
| 4 | English | coca-cola | — |
| 5 | English | COLA | Acronym of cost of living adjustment |
| 6 | Spanish | cola | tail; line , queue; empennage, aircraft tail |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 8 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |